Which to use
“détournant” and “détournent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,485
- “détournant” frequency rank
- #30,583
- “détournent” frequency rank
- 66068
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | détournant | détournent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe présent de détourner. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de détourner. |
Where the eye mixes détournant and détournent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. détournant and détournent follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between détournant and détournent
A purely visual mix-up. détournant (\de.tuʁ.nɑ̃\) and détournent (\de.tuʁn\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “détournant” becomes e in “détournent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66068, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
détournant is recorded at frequency rank #35,485, classified as averb, pronounced \de.tuʁ.nɑ̃\. détournent is at rank #30,583, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.tuʁn\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 66068, this pair ranks #69,478 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of détournant vs détournent
Shared letters: dnortué. Private to "détournant": a. Private to "détournent": e.
"détournant" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCC · "détournent" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "détournant" for "détournent" ever safe?
Frequency check: "détournant" vs "détournent" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "détournant" and "détournent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "détournant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "détournent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,478 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "détournant" and "détournent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "détournées vs détournent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #69,478 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.